- During an address to his church on May 13th, Pastor Moss read a letter he had sent to a fellow clergyman who took issue with the President's recent support of Gay marriage Gay and straight, black and white, Atheist and Agnostic. (Huffington Post)
- He says the church might be the most homophobic and most homo about how African-Americans would respond to President Obamas call for marriage equality and how the black churches would respond. (NPR News)
- Just imagine momentarily if black voters decided not to support the president I have no doubt there are many within the African American church that oppose marriage equality out of a sense of moral sincerity. (Huffington Post)
- As marriage equality has elicited such a polarizing effect in black religious communities, some black religious leaders believe that the church has entered the fight of its life. (Washington Post)
- Marriage equality is a civil right — a matter of law, not theology. But can the black church, in good conscience, align itself with hatred and bigotry? It needs to revisit its views and stand up for what is right. Period. (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
- "There is a gay community within the Black church. We can't ignore them or bash them Apparently unbeknownst to Bryant, President Obama stated that marriage equality is still a "states' issue," and, as Rev. (News One)
- In fact, until his announcement Wednesday, Obamas views seem to have been shaped by that same community, especially the black church. (Los Angeles Times)
- Just imagine momentarily if black voters decided not to support the president I have no doubt there are many within the African-American church who oppose marriage equality out of a sense of moral sincerity. (Inside Bay Area)
- Rev. Dr. Dennis Wiley, an African-American faith leader who pastors a black church, and who co-chaired D.C. (Atlantic Online)
- Joseph Ward directs Believe Out Loud, an online forum based in New York and Washington, D.C. (Pioneer Press)
Monday, May 28, 2012
Black Church Marriage Equality
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